Cable from Sky dish to freeview box?

[Jay]

Currently got Sky + multiroom. Hardly using multiroom anymore and wanted to replace it with a freeview box. Not having a 'digital' ariel on the house only a sky dish, will a freeview box work using the coaxial cable from the Sky dish? i.e. does the Sky dish act as a 'digital' ariel?

 

[Dink]

no i don't think it does

but i imagine you could use a freesat box

 

[Griff]

A satellite dish, emphasis on the word "satellite", as an aerial?!?!

There's a hint in there somewhere.

 

[DannyR]

Yea buy a freesat HD box and get a few extra HD channels too

 

[Da]

No, as stated. A LNB will not work as an aerial for freeview.

 

[Initiale]

Yea buy a freesat HD box and get a few extra HD channels too

That sounds like the way to go TBH, can get ones that record too so you won't lose the Sky+ functionality.

 

[Tom]

The dish wont act as one but the cable will carry a freeview signal.

Simply remove the dish and replace it with an ariel and use the same cable.
(or buy a freesat box)

 

[DannyR]

I know it won't work for Freeview, FreeSat is kinda in the name though!

I think you can get FreeSat+ for around £100, not bad IMHO

 

[Vish]

Just swap the sky box with a freesat box, from £50,

HD freesat from £100 (although the Humax is suppose to be the best I think) or

HD freesat recorder for £300 (but will need 2 cable feeds from the dish to the box to record one channel and watch another or to record 2, which may also require a new LNB).

Rough prices but most places similar.

 

[sean182cup]

i have free sat get the humax box for HD Free sat its the daddy got great revues in What Hi Fi mag there £150
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HUMAX-FOXSAT-HD-FREESAT_W0QQitemZ270322402136QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes?hash=item270322402136&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318